Salomon QST mounting

[utahoutsider]

To the mags that’s have skied the QST 106’s and 118’s what you opinion on mounting. Mount at recommended. Mounting forward or back? I tried to search the forum for this topic and couldn’t find anything. Appreciate the help!


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[Skidog]

I have my rocker2 118 at center. Maybe 1mm back, but I think their lines are pretty good.

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[DropCliffsNotBombs]

On. The. Line.

[gregL]

I have my rocker2 118 at center.[/URL]

You mean Rocker 2 122? They didn't make a 118. Very different ski, personally I would mount the Rocker 2 at -2 cm. The QST skis I would mount on the line unless I was stepping up in length.

[utahoutsider]

I’m skiing the 118’s in the 192 and the 106’s in the 188


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[Skidog]

Sorry 115. But yeah more or less like factory lines. I'm at -5ish on these

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[muted]

Uh, Ski Dog, that's a totally different ski, are you paying attention here?

I own the Rocker2 and the QST 118 and they are quite different.

[Skidog]

Uh, Ski Dog, that's a totally different ski, are you paying attention here?

I own the Rocker2 and the QST 118 and they are quite different.

ive skied both and aside from the flatter tail on the QST i think they ski quite similarly...

[Skidog]

QST 118 185cm is 142, 118, 129
R2 115 188cm is 139, 115, 131

I didnt notice a HUGE difference in the way these skied, and would still stick with the recco lines.

[djhutch]

How do the people that have skied the QST 118 like 'em?

I have pair still in the wrapper, but wasn't thrilled Outdoor Gear Lab (who have great climbing gear reviews, maybe more iffy ski gear reviews) rated them dead fucking last:

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/snow-sports/best-powder-skis

[smooth operator]

How do the people that have skied the QST 118 like 'em?

I have pair still in the wrapper, but wasn't thrilled Outdoor Gear Lab (who have great climbing gear reviews, maybe more iffy ski gear reviews) rated them dead fucking last:

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topic...st-powder-skis

Funny review, judging by the picture they tested a few 16/17 models as 17/18 powder skis, most notably the Spur that underwent quite some changes cough-a completely different ski-cough

[utahoutsider]

If you don’t like em don’t tell me ha ha. I’m just getting ready to mount mine tonight [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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QST 118 185cm is 142, 118, 129
R2 115 188cm is 139, 115, 131

I didnt notice a HUGE difference in the way these skied, and would still stick with the recco lines.

The QST 118 is powder ski with a backbone, the R2 is a powder ski with no backbone. I'm used to buying stiff traditional skis, and when I skied the R2 I had to pussyfoot a bit, it's soft, I skied more gingerly. The QST 118 is a ski where I thought, "This is a total compromise but it's the compromise I'm very happy with". It's much better for going fast and landing cliffs.

djhutch, people say the QST 118 does fine or good enough on hardpack, but I disagree. Otherwise it's a fun fast ski on powder days, from quick slashes to high speed shit. I have the 192 BTW.

[muted]

How do the people that have skied the QST 118 like 'em?

I have pair still in the wrapper, but wasn't thrilled Outdoor Gear Lab (who have great climbing gear reviews, maybe more iffy ski gear reviews) rated them dead fucking last:

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topic...st-powder-skis

"Soft and floaty; best suited for fresh, low-angle powder."

Ha, tell that to all the Salomon athletes who use this as their daily driver. I may be missing out by not owning a better ski, but I don't know what I'm missing and these skis got much better reviews elsewhere so I don't think I'm riding total duds. This ski made me change my skiing style a bit, but in a good way.

[muted]

" For this review, we tested the QST 118 in its 178 cm length"

"When revved up to speed in secondhand snow, the QST 118 will shutter and bounce out of balance. We suspect that this issue is more specific to our larger testers and would be less pronounced in the longer 185 cm or 192 cm options"

They didn't ski the 185 or 192???? Fuck these guys. I'm not saying these are stiff skis, they are powder-day only skis, but what a joke.